I just want to hear all the intersting stories out their about camera abuse!!! lol. Things like shutter actuation, drop test, water resistant test, age would be extremely relevant. Just a fun thread. I'll start

Kodak Z710
5000 actuation
drop a couple times, nothing major (from like a couple feet)
was in a storm once, I kept the camera under a jacket though, so didn't get drenched, just a couple drop.

Dropped numerous times ... many dents in the metal casing ... I even dropped it right upside down on the prism head ... there is a nice dent there.
I did actually use the camera to bang in a nail once (it was an emergency fix).

Left out in a rain storm overnight sitting on my tripod (too much beer).
I towel dried it ... electronic shutter would not fire ... so I took out the battery and continued shooting with the mechanical shutter. Later on I then took the bottom plate off and found some contacts had corroded. A little cleaning and I was back in action.

None of my SLRs have obvious wear/damage on them, but I have an A520 that you wouldn't believe still works if you saw it.

On second thought - the LCD on my 350D doesn't work (the camera has around 6500 actuations, LCD quit working around 3500). It's not cracked, it just stopped working one day. I'm too cheap to get it fixed. Who needs an LCD anyway?

I find that anger management classes/sessions really help - beating up my camera just lead me to getting even softer shots

Honestly though I treat most of the things I have with as much care as I can so most manages to avoid any serious damage.
Dropped my kit lens once though, right onto concrete - tested it right after and it still worked well (well as well as its ever worked )

- Dropped onto carpet off the tripod.
- Dropped onto cement out of a SUV
- Been swung and smacked full force into a cliff face during rock climbing.
- Been dripped in the ocean
- Been heated enough that the grips came lose and still are (probably ~60-70C)
- Been frozen to lower than -40C, the point of complete mechanical failure.
- Intermittent fault with the flash hotshoe when cooled below 0C
- Intermittent battery fault when below 0C
- Has sand in the CF card bay
- Had it's LCD protector replaced 3 times.
- Has a big scratch on the focusing screen.
- Has plenty of dust in the viewfinder.
- Has tiny woolen hairs in the mirror compartment due to a very rough emergency cleaning session on the sensor.
- Still has a small smudge on the sensor visible at f/16
- Lens mount is misaligned to the point where you can grab a lens and rotate it just enough that the electrical contacts short.

Other than that the camera is in perfect condition Still works as well as it did the day I bought it and I think it had something like 60000 actuations on it. Thank god it's a full metal body.

- Dropped onto carpet off the tripod.
- Dropped onto cement out of a SUV
- Been swung and smacked full force into a cliff face during rock climbing.
- Been dripped in the ocean
- Been heated enough that the grips came lose and still are (probably ~60-70C)
- Been frozen to lower than -40C, the point of complete mechanical failure.
- Intermittent fault with the flash hotshoe when cooled below 0C
- Intermittent battery fault when below 0C
- Has sand in the CF card bay
- Had it's LCD protector replaced 3 times.
- Has a big scratch on the focusing screen.
- Has plenty of dust in the viewfinder.
- Has tiny woolen hairs in the mirror compartment due to a very rough emergency cleaning session on the sensor.
- Still has a small smudge on the sensor visible at f/16
- Lens mount is misaligned to the point where you can grab a lens and rotate it just enough that the electrical contacts short.

Other than that the camera is in perfect condition Still works as well as it did the day I bought it and I think it had something like 60000 actuations on it. Thank god it's a full metal body.

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I've managed a few dings here & there, but...um....yeah....

I saw your thread about the bad luck day....now I'm beginning to wonder.

I'm generally very nice to my equipment, except for one thing... I bushwhack a lot, which means branches, pine needles, brambles, and everything else you can imagine thwapping me and my gear directly in the front and sides. I've destroyed more than one UV filter this way -- but that's exactly what I use them for! -- generally the very cheap kind. The front faces of my camera are scratched up, but there are no problems otherwise. Kids, UV filters are worth it!